Timeline for Why does Gandalf instruct Frodo to not use the Ring again before he first wears it?
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| Jun 12, 2019 at 5:47 | vote | accept | Neithan | ||
| Jun 12, 2019 at 5:47 | answer | added | Neithan | timeline score: 13 | |
| Apr 26, 2017 at 1:34 | vote | accept | Neithan | ||
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| Apr 22, 2017 at 20:19 | comment | added | DJClayworth | Why would it be surprising if Frodo did use the ring before the letter? We know Bilbo used it occasionally - I would expect Frodo to succumb to the temptation at least once. | |
| Apr 22, 2017 at 19:47 | comment | added | Valorum | @Spencer - I thought I was going odd there. I've only just been re-listening to the book a few days ago :-) | |
| Apr 22, 2017 at 19:38 | comment | added | Spencer | @Valorum you're right; I skimmed over the paragraph where I saw "For three years after the Party he had been away" and missed the "short visit" bit. That incorrectly advanced the timing of the ring-in-the-fire scene in my head. | |
| Apr 22, 2017 at 19:37 | comment | added | Valorum | @Spencer - See "Was Gandalf ignorant of the effects of Frodo having the ring for 17 years?" | |
| Apr 22, 2017 at 19:32 | comment | added | Valorum | @Spencer - Unless I'm much mistaken, Frodo received the ring on his 33rd Birthday when Bilbo left the Shire. Gandalf returned to the Shire just before Frodo's 50th birthday. He had the ring in his possession for 17 years. | |
| Apr 22, 2017 at 19:26 | comment | added | Spencer | @Valorum "The Shadow Of the Past", where Gandalf heats up the ring in Frodo's fire to reveal the inscription (and thus confirm it was the One Ring) happens three years after the Party, which is when Frodo got it. | |
| Apr 22, 2017 at 19:15 | history | edited | Neithan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Clarify title, since Markdown italicizing doesn't work in titles
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| Apr 22, 2017 at 19:13 | answer | added | Steve-O | timeline score: 16 | |
| Apr 22, 2017 at 18:59 | answer | added | jenni selman | timeline score: -8 | |
| Apr 22, 2017 at 18:23 | comment | added | Spencer | Perhaps Gandalf is like that one teacher who always has your number. He just KNEW Frodo wouldn't be able to restrain himself, and would put the Ring on (at least once) before the letter reached him. | |
| Apr 22, 2017 at 18:20 | comment | added | Valorum | He had it in his possession for decades before Gandalf worked out why the Ring was dangerous. I presume he used it at least once in all that time. | |
| Apr 22, 2017 at 18:17 | history | asked | Neithan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |